Today's News: Our Take - Joan Rivers in Hot Water Over Holocaust Joke

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Feb 28, 2013 at 12:01 AMFeb 28, 2013 at 6:18 AM

Joan Rivers caused quite a stir this week, drawing the attention of the Anti-Defamation League after making a joke about the Holocaust on Fashion Police, Gawker reports.During Monday's post-Oscars episode, Rivers paid Heidi Klum a controversial backhanded compliment. "The last ...

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